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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
27-3011 Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Speak or read from scripted materials, such as news reports or commercial messages, on radio, television, or other communications media. May play and queue music, announce artist or title of performance, identify station, or interview guests. Excludes “News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists” (27-3023).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
29,230 |
2.7 % |
$25.76 |
$53,580 |
1.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$9.29 |
$11.54 |
$16.65 |
$26.95 |
$50.57 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$19,330 |
$24,010 |
$34,630 |
$56,060 |
$105,180 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Spectator Sports |
500 |
0.34 |
$52.46 |
$109,110 |
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers |
960 |
1.81 |
$33.16 |
$68,970 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
650 |
0.02 |
$27.22 |
$56,610 |
Radio and Television Broadcasting |
24,830 |
11.55 |
$24.54 |
$51,040 |
Employment Services |
40 |
(7) |
$23.72 |
$49,330 |
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
2,920 |
0.17 |
0.84 |
$41.03 |
$85,340 |
Texas |
2,240 |
0.18 |
0.91 |
$24.64 |
$51,260 |
New York |
1,710 |
0.18 |
0.90 |
$38.24 |
$79,550 |
Florida |
1,490 |
0.17 |
0.85 |
$26.28 |
$54,660 |
Michigan |
1,140 |
0.26 |
1.32 |
$21.37 |
$44,440 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,450 |
0.23 |
1.16 |
$39.35 |
$81,850 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,170 |
0.12 |
0.61 |
$45.48 |
$94,610 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
790 |
0.25 |
1.26 |
$33.17 |
$68,990 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
570 |
0.29 |
1.46 |
$26.89 |
$55,940 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
560 |
0.21 |
1.07 |
$26.58 |
$55,290 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
540 |
0.12 |
0.58 |
$30.96 |
$64,400 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
530 |
0.19 |
0.96 |
$24.69 |
$51,360 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
520 |
0.14 |
0.71 |
$28.23 |
$58,710 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
400 |
0.14 |
0.69 |
$26.52 |
$55,170 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
390 |
0.20 |
1.00 |
$17.13 |
$35,630 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL |
50 |
1.25 |
6.30 |
(8) |
(8) |
Rapid City, SD |
60 |
0.90 |
4.53 |
$15.34 |
$31,900 |
Grand Forks, ND-MN |
40 |
0.83 |
4.17 |
$19.75 |
$41,080 |
San Angelo, TX |
40 |
0.80 |
4.04 |
$11.74 |
$24,410 |
Peoria, IL |
120 |
0.69 |
3.45 |
$19.53 |
$40,620 |
Bowling Green, KY |
50 |
0.68 |
3.43 |
$13.12 |
$27,290 |
Lansing-East Lansing, MI |
120 |
0.57 |
2.87 |
$15.09 |
$31,390 |
Green Bay, WI |
100 |
0.56 |
2.79 |
(8) |
(8) |
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA |
50 |
0.55 |
2.74 |
$16.18 |
$33,640 |
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV |
60 |
0.54 |
2.71 |
$12.98 |
$26,990 |
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